They try, but bad organization wins. - Senior Software Engineer Headspace Employee Review

3.0
6 Feb 2020
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

It's a "fun" place to work at, with still a lot of impact that can be done. The environment feels young and people who work at Headspace are really nice to work with. If you're a "people person" you may love this place, but not so much if you want a place to build new and better.

Cons

It is a dead end for professional growth. Although if titles is what you're looking for, this place might have that for you. Otherwise, there's little opportunity for learning as ideas are heavily politicized. The organization is something between small and big companies: they try to document everything but they don't want to document anything, they try to implement best practices but they don't want best practices, etc... it feels as if they just want to keep it a free and open playground but at the same time know they could be doing better. This ends up in an awkward place where you (as a developer) will feel restricted by internal operations and also lack some crucial direction.

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23 June 2026
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CEO approval
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Pros

Management, strong relationships, grateful customers

Cons

Hours, location changes, low hourly wage to rely on

2.0
28 Apr 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

-they offer great resources for members to utilize -continued education to sharpen your coaching skills

Cons

-there have been so many changes and expectations that are frustrating to navigate -they expect way too much for so little pay and no benefits -this role is so taxing on your own mental health... many of the members that you see aren't a good fit for coaching, so you're also filtering a lot of members for therapy and navigate really heavy mental health conversations that aren't within the scope of coaching -feedback isn't delivered live, it's all put in a spreadsheet that's clearly input by automation

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